Editing Application server (section)

===Mobile challenges===
Although most standards-based [[IT infrastructure|infrastructure]] (including [[service-oriented architecture|SOA]]s) are designed to connect to any independent of any vendor, product or technology, most enterprises have trouble connecting back-end systems to mobile applications, because mobile devices add the following technological challenges:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jaenicke |first1=Coco |date=2014-11-19 |df=dmy |url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2104/2014/11/19/Why-Mobile-App-Development-Requires-More-than-an-SOA |title=Why Mobile App Development Requires More than an SOA |website=App Developer Magazine |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>
* '''Limited resources''' – mobile devices have limited power and bandwidth
* '''Intermittent connectivity''' – cellular service and wifi coverage is often not continuous
* '''Difficult to secure<ref>{{cite web |last1=Egan |first1=Bob |date=2014-04-11 |df=mdy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobegan/2014/04/11/a-billion-smartphones-users-may-be-affected-by-the-heartbleed-security-flaw/ |title=A Billion Smartphone Users May Be Affected by the Heartbleed Security Flaw |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>''' – mobility and [[BYOD]] practices make it hard to secure mobile devices